Subject:
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DCN 1: Perception and Action DCN 2: Functional Neurogenomics DCN 3: Neuroinformatics N4i 1: Pathogenesis and modulation of inflammation NCEBP 11: Alzheimer Centre UMCN 3.1: Neuromuscular development and genetic disorders UMCN 3.2: Cognitive neurosciences |
Organization:
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Paediatrics - OUD tm 2017 Neurology |
Abstract:
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Although herpes simplex virus is a major cause of acute encephalitis in childhood, chronic herpes simplex virus encephalitis has only rarely been reported. This report presents a case of chronic herpes simplex virus encephalitis in a 6-year-old female. Diagnosis was based on the detection of herpes simplex virus deoxyribonucleic acid by polymerase chain reaction in combination with the cerebrospinal fluid/serum ratio of herpes simplex virus-specific immunoglobulin G, the presence of herpes simplex virus-specific oligoclonal immunoglobulin G bands in cerebrospinal fluid, and calcifications in the temporal regions found on cerebral computed tomographic scan. Prolonged antiviral therapy was beneficial to later mental development.
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